I made bad choices in my younger days I was a kid lost in a maze Couldn’t find ways to walk the legal line And ended up doing big jail time Twenty years lost and gone forever Where men of every race and color Spent their days out lying each other Never an escape from the noise and chatter And food not fit for the mad hatter Year after year can’t shed a tear Emotions not allowed, never saw a mirror. Twenty years lost and gone forever, All I learned was how to be clever By watching and hearing too many lost souls. With nothing to strive for, it took its toll Twenty years lost and gone forever An old steel bunk, grey bars with a lock Unhappy guards on each block. Gangs with shanks ran the place Nowhere to hide, no life to chase. Twenty years lost and gone forever. Suddenly free walking the line Finally, out after twenty years’ time. Out to watch men of every race and color Walking free and out lying to each other I got a pillow now and a softer bed But twenty years lost still hang in my head Blue lakes and skies have healed the pain I can walk outside and feel the rain Wear clothes I choose and eat real food Living free has changed my mood. Family and friends have helped me see…. Im living free Im living free
